Wei–Neng Chen

18.8k citations

234 papers · 7.4k · 4 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Computational Theory and Mathematics top 0.1%
- Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence top 0.2%
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research
- Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications

Papers in

Artificial Intelligence 116
- Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research 91
- Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications 54
Computational Theory and Mathematics 61
- Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms 60

Co-authors: J. Z. Zhang (123 shared papers)Yun Li (17 shared papers)Zhi‐Hui Zhan (33 shared papers)Yue‐Jiao Gong (36 shared papers)Qiang Yang (19 shared papers)Ying Lin (17 shared papers)Tianlong Gu (15 shared papers)Huaxiang Zhang (11 shared papers)
Journals: IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (23 papers)IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (21 papers)IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems (13 papers)IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (7 papers)Applied Soft Computing (6 papers)
Partner nations: China South Korea Hong Kong

In The Last Decade

Wei–Neng Chen

217 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Wei–Neng Chen's Hit Papers

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Adaptive Multimodal Continuous Ant Colony Optimization 2016 · 280 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2016 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
2015 Applied Soft Computing
2012 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
2009 IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation

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1	Particle Swarm Optimization With an Aging Leader and Challengers IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Wei–Neng Chen, J. Z. Zhang, Ying Lin, Ni Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Henry Shu-Hung Chung, Yun Li, Yuhui Shi Hit paper breakdown →	2012	546
2	A Novel Set-Based Particle Swarm Optimization Method for Discrete Optimization Problems IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Wei–Neng Chen, J. Z. Zhang, Henry Shu-Hung Chung, Wenliang Zhong, Weigang Wu, Yuhui Shi Hit paper breakdown →	2009	355
3	Distributed evolutionary algorithms and their models: A survey of the state-of-the-art Applied Soft Computing ·Yue‐Jiao Gong, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, J. Z. Zhang, Yun Li, Qingfu Zhang, Jingjing Li Hit paper breakdown →	2015	320
4	Adaptive Multimodal Continuous Ant Colony Optimization IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Qiang Yang, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhengtao Yu, Tianlong Gu, Yun Li, Huaxiang Zhang, J. Z. Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2016	280
5	A Level-Based Learning Swarm Optimizer for Large-Scale Optimization IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Qiang Yang, Wei–Neng Chen, Jeremiah D. Deng, Yun Li, Tianlong Gu, J. Z. Zhang	2017	257
6	Differential Evolution With Two-Level Parameter Adaptation IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics ·Wei–Jie Yu, Meie Shen, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Ying Lin, Ou Liu, J. Z. Zhang	2014	198
7	Multimodal Estimation of Distribution Algorithms IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics ·Qiang Yang, Wei–Neng Chen, Yun Li, C L Philip Chen, Xiangmin Xu, J. Z. Zhang	2016	183
8	Coordinated Charging Scheduling of Electric Vehicles: A Mixed-Variable Differential Evolution Approach IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems ·Weili Liu, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhiqin Liu, Hua Wang, J. Z. Zhang	2019	179
9	Differential Evolution with an Evolution Path: A DEEP Evolutionary Algorithm IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics ·Yuanlong Li, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Wei–Neng Chen, J. Z. Zhang, Yun Li	2014	151
10	Ant Colony Optimization for Software Project Scheduling and Staffing with an Event-Based Scheduler IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering ·Wei–Neng Chen, J. Z. Zhang	2012	148
11	ACO-A: Ant Colony Optimization Plus A for 3-D Traveling in Environments With Dense Obstacles IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Xue Yu, Wei–Neng Chen, Tianlong Gu, Huaqiang Yuan, Huaxiang Zhang, J. Z. Zhang	2018	142
12	Segment-Based Predominant Learning Swarm Optimizer for Large-Scale Optimization IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics ·Qiang Yang, Wei–Neng Chen, Tianlong Gu, Huaxiang Zhang, Jeremiah D. Deng, Yun Li, J. Z. Zhang	2016	141
13	A Maximal Clique Based Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Overlapping Community Detection IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Xuyun Wen, Wei–Neng Chen, Ying Lin, Tianlong Gu, Huaxiang Zhang, Yun Li, Yilong Yin, J. Z. Zhang	2016	138
14	MOCAT: A Metagenomics Assembly and Gene Prediction Toolkit PLoS ONE ·Jens Roat Kultima, Shinichi Sunagawa, Junhua Li, Wei–Neng Chen, Hua Chen, Daniel R. Mende, Manimozhiyan Arumugam, Qi Pan, Binghang Liu, Junjie Qin, Jun Wang, Peer Bork	2012	136
15	Optimizing RFID Network Planning by Using a Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm With Redundant Reader Elimination IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics ·Yue‐Jiao Gong, Meie Shen, J. Z. Zhang, Okyay Kaynak, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan	2012	113
16	Bi-Velocity Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization and Its Application to Multicast Routing Problem in Communication Networks IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics ·Meie Shen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Wei–Neng Chen, Yue‐Jiao Gong, J. Z. Zhang, Yun Li	2014	109
17	An External Archive-Guided Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics ·Qingling Zhu, Qiuzhen Lin, Wei–Neng Chen, Ka‐Chun Wong, Carlos A. Coello Coello, J W Li, Jianyong Chen, J. Z. Zhang	2017	107
18	A Hybrid Evolutionary Immune Algorithm for Multiobjective Optimization Problems IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Qiuzhen Lin, Jianyong Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Wei–Neng Chen, Carlos A. Coello Coello, Yilong Yin, Chih‐Min Lin, J. Z. Zhang	2015	106
19	A Classifier-Assisted Level-Based Learning Swarm Optimizer for Expensive Optimization IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation ·Feng-Feng Wei, Wei–Neng Chen, Qiang Yang, Jeremiah D. Deng, Xiaonan Luo, Hu Jin, J. Z. Zhang	2020	105
20	Industry 4.0 with cyber-physical integration: A design and manufacture perspective ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Alfredo Alan Flores Saldívar, Yun Li, Wei–Neng Chen, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, J. Z. Zhang, Yi Chen	2015	103

About Wei–Neng Chen

Wei–Neng Chen is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Transportation, having authored 234 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (91 papers), Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (60 papers), Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (54 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (20 papers), Cloud Computing and Resource Management (14 papers), Complex Network Analysis Techniques (13 papers), Transportation Planning and Optimization (13 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Theory and Mathematics (2.3k citations), Artificial Intelligence (4.0k citations), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (938 citations), Computer Networks and Communications (1.0k citations) and Computer Science Applications (227 citations). Wei–Neng Chen has collaborated with scholars based in China, South Korea and Hong Kong. Frequent co-authors include J. Z. Zhang, Yun Li, Zhi‐Hui Zhan, Yue‐Jiao Gong, Qiang Yang, Ying Lin, Tianlong Gu, Huaxiang Zhang, Henry Shu-Hung Chung and Yuhui Shi. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems and Applied Soft Computing.

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